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Been seeing a lot of activity about Cobia recently. We mainly fish inshore for Reds & Trout but would love to get some tips about locating and attracting Cobia. It appears catching one is a rarity but we would like to try our hand at it. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Yes, the Cobia are in pretty thick right now. All that I can tell you is that they love structure and that there are plenty of channel markers heading South from the Light House. That, or just get out over some structure in 10+ feet of water, anchor, chum, and float pins. Also, have a pin already rigged in case you need to site cast to a cruiser. You spend a day out there and you should hook up.

Catching one isn't that much of a rarity, but depending on how badly you want one it can require some adaptation of your trout-red fishing.

Along with my closest fishing bud, my best guess is we've caught about 40 the past five years and a good portion were in-shore and not offshore. We've caught a FEW at grassy points/river mouths but those have tended to be smaller and were the result of floating pins on cajun thunders just in case one cruised by. More likely to get one if you hit the channel markers, bird racks, any tower structure etc... BUT, there's a reason folks trout fish instead and that's getting to drift around and getting much bigger numbers of fish in general.

Cobe fishing is often a patience game sitting for hours waiting for one big fish to cruise in like a jet by your position and for you to be ready for the perfect presentation. Can't say I don't enjoy it but also understand why it doesn't float many folks boats. Regardless of where you fish in the flats if you'll keep a pin floating as you do your other fishing with artificials/etc... you'll run into one in due time.

Didn't mean to repeat what Captkeyser said. Didn't see his post when I started typing mine, just took more words to say some of the same things. That said, he speaketh the truth!